Embroidering machine



Dec.427, 1938. OUDE cARDY 2,141,294

EMBROIDERING MACHINE I Filed Jan. QQ. 1954 Figz. Fig/.5.

I laI l fa\cUl/zs Patented Dec. 1938 PATENT OFFICE EMBROIDERING MACHINEOtto De Cardy, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Chicago Embroidery Company,Chicago, Ill.

Application January 29, 1934, Serial No. 708,815

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in hose embroidering machineswherein hollow frames are employed to hold a seamless hose while it isbeing embroidered and adapted to permit its being embroidered on twoopposite sides without the hose being removed from the frame.

One obj ect of the present invention is the provision of a frame of thischaracter which will be simple and cheap to manufacture and which willfacilitate the arranging of the hose on the frame or the removal of hoseand frame from about the shuttle.

One of the features of the invention resides in the provision of agenerally foot shaped hollow f frame having a bifurcated toe portion toprovide a clothes pin like clip arranged to receive the toe of the hosein order to expedite the tensioning of the hose on the frame.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a groovealong the back edge of the frame to receive the seam of the hose tofacilitate the proper symmetrical placing of the hose on the frame.

It is thought the furthe-r .disclosure of the invention will beunderstood most readily from a detailed description thereof taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a side Viewof the hose frame with its detachable base in spaced relation thereto.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the parts shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing in which like reference characters indicatethe same parts in the several views,A Il! indicates the pattern beamwhich is moved by well known means under control of the patterndesignating device to produce the desired pattern on the hose or otherarticle which is being embroidered. Secured to the beam or bar Ill bymeans of screws Il is the base I2 to which the hose frame I3 is adaptedto be attached by a slip or quick detachable connection. The base I 2 isprovided with a pair of hollow bosses Ill adapted to slidingly receivethe lugs or pins I5 which extend from the frame I3. The hose to beembroidered is placed in symmetrical posi- 'tion about the frame I3.

To permit the hoseto be readily secured in stretched relation on theframe I3, a band I6 is provided having thereon a plurality of securinglugs Il to which the hose may be secured by clips resembling theordinary garter clips. In order to permit the ready tensioning of thehose at the toe end the toe end of the frame I3 is bifurcated as shownmost clearly in Fig. 2 and in order to tighten the hose on the frame thetoe thereof is drawn outwards until the hose is properly tensionedwhereupon the said hose toe is given a turn and the material thereof isdrawn between the fingers I8 at the bifurcated end of the form which actsomewhat in the manner of a clothes pin to hold the hose securely inposition. This arrangement not only permits the hose to be applied tothe frame more quickly but acts to hold the hose more securely inposition as well.

In order that the clocks or embroidery may appear similarly placed onthe opposite sides of the hose it is necessary that the hose be placedon the frame I3 in a symmetrical manner. To assist the operator in thuspositioning the hose the frame I3 is provided in the rear edge thereofwith the groove I9 adapted to receive the seam in the back of the hose.In positioning the hose the operator will turn it on the form until itoccupies generally the correct position. The operator will now run herngers down along the rear surface of the hose and form whereupon-it willbe found that the seam will almost automatically iind its way intogroove I9 to properly place the hose, thus saving much time andrendering the symmetrical positioning of the clocks on the hose muchmore certain.

It will be understood that in accordance with well known practice aseries of the frames I3 will be carried by a'pattern beam or bar lil. Inorder to produce the pattern on the articles being embroidered the barI0 and all the frames I3 thereon are moved slightly between each stitchand the next so as to form the pattern of the clock being embroidered.It is thought to be unnecessary to describe this operation in detail asit is well known to those skilled in the art.

As it is obviousl that many modifications may be made in certain detailsof the invention herein disclosed without departing from the spirit ofthe invention it is to be understood that the invention should belimited only by the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is:

l. In an embroidering machine, a pattern bar, a hollow frame ofsubstantially the contour of a hose secured to said bar, and a pair ofspaced rounded fingers projecting from said frame adjacent to the toeterminal of said frame adapted to receive therebetween the slack of thetoe portion of a hose mounted upon said frame.

2. In a multiple embroidering machine, a pattern bar, a hollow frame ofsubstantially the contour of a hose open at both sides secured to saidbar, the toe portion of said frame being bifurcated to provide a pair ofspaced rounded ngers which project generally in the plane of said frameand are adapted to receive therebetween the slack of the toe portion ofa hose mounted upon said frame.

3. In a multiple embroidering machine, a pattern bar, a hollow frame ofsubstantially the contour of a hose secured to said bar, said framebeing provided With a groove substantially'ceno'rTo DE CARDY.

